Automobile-cap.



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A JW" ATTORNEYS UNITED sTATEs PATENT EEroE.

CHARLES KALMAN LIEBESKIND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. I

AUTOMOBILE-CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

To all whom it may concer-n:

Be it known that I, CHARLES KALMAN LIEBESKIND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, inthe county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Automobile -Cap, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to a cap which, although eapable of several uses,is especially adapted for automobiling and similar exerelses.

The principal object of the invention is to provide means by which thewearer of the cap can protect his face and eyes, and at the same timeafford him a clear vision of objects at the front.

Another object of the invention is to provide a ventilation of the capwithout causing a direct draft upon the head of the wearer.

These and other objects will be further eX- plained below. 4 Referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, in which similar characters of referencev indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a cap constructed in accordancewith my invention, in one position in which it will appear when worn;Fig. 2' is a perspective view of a portion of an eye-piece for the cap;Fig, 3 is a perspective view of a frame for the eyepiece g Fig. lis asectional view of the rear portion of the frame, on an enlarged scale;Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 6; Fig. 6is a central sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5; Figs.

^ 7 and 8 are vertical sectional views on the line 7 8 of Fig. 6,showing the parts in two positions; Fig. 9 is a sectional view of aspring-hinge used in the cap; and Fig. 10 is an end elevation of thesame.

The crown of the cap is preferably provided with an outside piece a, anda lining b, between which there is a space for the circulation of air.In order to admit air to this space and to kallow it to escape therefroma series of eyelets or other openings a are provided in the outside partof the cap, and in order to allow the space to ventilate the head of thewearer, the lining is provided with eyelets b preferably located nearthe center of the crown of the head. The eyelets a may be located at thefront and rear so that air can pass through in the natural directionwhen riding, and they may also be located in the sides to assist in theflow of air through/ the s ace between the lining and outside part of te cap. This ventilation is provided without affording any direct draftupon the head of the wearer.

The rear portion of the cap is provided with a downwardly-extending partc, which may be secured over the back part of the head and the ears ofthe wearer, and fastened in position by a band or ribbon d. The frontpart of the lcap is provided with a shield e having a space f between itand the projection c, so that the shield may be turned down as shown inFigs. l and 6, or upon a horizontal line at the top thereof. This shieldis connected with the main body of the cap by means of spring-hinges gshown in Figs. 7 8, 9 and 10.

It will be obvious from these figures, that the shield when in theposition shown in Fig. 7 is heldin that place by a'spring-tongue g whichis rigidly connected with one-half of the spring and bears upon it.One-half of the spring is secured to the main body of the cap and theother half to the shield, and any number of these springs may be used,preferably two--one upon each side offthe shield. When it is desired toraise the shield, the spring-hinge again operates so that the tongue gwill again bear upon the other half of the spring but in a differentposition, so as to hold the parts as shown in Fig. 8. The shield willthen be elevated and will not cover the eyes or face of the wearer, butwill rest upon the front outside portion of the cap. The shield is ofsuch form as to cover the eyes of the wearer, and is preferably providedwith a tapering slot e coming over the nose. It is also provided withtwo openings for eyepieces or goggles. These eye-pieces are mounted uponframes shown in Fig. 3. Each frame comprises an oval piece L adapted tobe secured directly to the shield, and a larger oval piece 7L spacedfrom the first and located in such a position as to presenta surfacedirectly perpendicular to Vthe line of travel. This second oval isconnected with the first by cross-pieces h2, and the whole frame ispreferably formed of one integral piece of wire. A clip h3 may beprovided for aiding in supporting the parts. The oval h is preferablyprovided with a glass plate k for protecting the eyes and through whichthe wearer can see the road ahead. Between the ovals h and h" ispreferably located a fabric Z,

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woven sufficiently iine to prevent the passage of dust but to allow somecirculation oi air. The air passing in at this point can escape throughthe opening b and the rear openlng a.

It will be understood that when the shield is raised and held in aninverted position at the front of thecapI the glasses will be heldagainst the fur or other material ol which the cap is made, by thespring-hinges, and that there will be no tendency of the same to fallback into the position shown in Fig. 1.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, I claimas new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

LA cap having a shield provided with eye-pieces, each eye-piece having aframe composed ol a continuous piece ol wire bent in two parallelplanes, the wire boundingboth of said planes being ol oval 'form and oneof the oval forms being smaller than the other, and a wall connectingsaid two oval forms.

2. A cap having a shield provided with eye-pieces, and resilient meansl'or holding said shield in normal position; said eyepieces each havinga frame composed ol' a continuous piece of wire and a wall formed ol afabric capable of admitting aii` to the inside oi the frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in thepresence ol two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES KALMAN lil lllllSlil N l).

Vitnesses:

LoUrs M. UHR, SAUL VOGEL.

